Universal Music Group (UMG) has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit from a group of high-profile musicians over a fire that allegedly destroyed “priceless” recordings. Universal Music Group (UMG) has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit from a group of high-profile musicians over a fire that allegedly destroyed “priceless” recordings. Bands Soundgarden and Hole, singer-songwriter Steve Earle and the estates of Tom Petty and Tupac Shakur filed a lawsuit demanding damages in excess of 100 million US dollars, about £78 million, after a 2008 fire at a Universal lot. The estate of singer-songwriter Tom Petty joined a class action lawsuit seeking damages from Universal Music Group (PA)The class action lawsuit, filed in June, also accused the group of not doing enough to prevent the fire as well as concealing the true extent of the blaze. Among the hundreds of artists said to have lost music are Aretha Franklin, Sir Elton John, Nirvana and Louis Armstrong.

Source: Irish Independent July 18, 2019 03:00 UTC